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aasmanijal OP t1_jaair0z wrote

Reply to comment by MingMah in the aurora was visible from Central Washington last night! by aasmanijal

This was a single shot exposed for ten seconds. Standard astro photos are exposed for thirty seconds. If we were limited to one second exposures, astrophotography wouldn't exist. 🙂 This was a particularly strong storm that was visible as far south as Nevada.

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MingMah t1_jaaj1pr wrote

30 seconds is way to long and causes streaking of stars, also you seemed to have missed the sarcasm in the previous post so il edit to /s to make it easier!

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aasmanijal OP t1_jaajs0v wrote

I do astro regularly. 30 seconds is too long if you're using a zoom lens, but with milky way photography and a wide angle lens, there's no noticeable streaking. I didn't miss your sarcasm. 👍

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